Agave Inn

This is our second time staying at the Agave Inn, the last time was a couple of years ago and it's just as great. It's an affordable, quiet, clean place to stay in Santa Barbara. We love the colorful decor and the staff is friendly. We always eat breakfast at Renaud's bakery which is across the street near Gelson's. They have fresh baked pastries and great coffee.

Very clean, easy check-in. Parking available in the veterinarian office next door if lot is full.

I stayed here on a Sunday evening. The people next door were partying and playing a boom box all night long. It was a nice clean room, too bad about the clientele. This hotel seems to be a favorite for millennial late night partiers. If you, like me, like to actually sleep at night, look elsewhere

Located on the busier end of State Street, Agave Inn is a great little spot if you just need a place to rest. Stayed here for a second time most recently in January 2023. They have since changed up their locks to make them more secure with codes instead of keys (which, let's face it, people can make copies of keys).

So happy to have gotten the last room here for $150 for a queen bed, which is cheap by Santa Barbara standards. I had paid $100 more the previous night since I was stranded by the latest mudslides and floods in SB and couldn't go home for a few days.

There is no Keurig or coffee maker, but there is a kettle and Starbucks instant coffee. There is however a mini fridge and microwave! I didn't bother with the TV. Parking is out front of your room or around the corner. There's a decent neighborhood restaurant to walk to for breakfast and a pretty cool bar you can walk to at night.

Comfortable beds, and the only noise I could hear was the traffic from State Street.

The clean cheerful rooms are on the smallish side but let's face it. You don't come to SB to sit in a room. Since this spot sits up from the street a bit, there was no flooding in the parking lot during the storm which was a bonus!

I love this tiny gem! Sweet motel with tons of charm. Super clean, good prices, great location, parking, and friendly staff.

I would definitely stay here again. I wish all the rooms had a king size bed. Queen is too small for 2 ppl.

See my pictures for the real review!

All the stars go to Wendy! (However, the inn itself was exactly what we needed. Clean, well appointed, walking distance to restaurants and grocery, fridge, hot water kettle, clean and efficient air conditioner, etc. It is also an easy drive to the cute downtown area, waterfront, mountains, mission, and botanical gardens.) Wendy was terrific from the moment we checked in to when we checked out. She went above and beyond for our family, both in little extras and in providing things we needed (like tylenol). This is a friendly, easy place to stay. Highly recommended.

We had a wedding to go to before check-in time but I called to see if we could get in early at all. They called back in about a half hour and let me know we could check in 4 hours early. Sweet as!!!
The room was cool and as pictured. The bed was good.

Just a warning, if you get back to the room late they make you park in the business next door, but you have to move your car into the neighborhood by 8:30 in the morning, you have been warned.

Comfortable and quiet. Not near the main strip on the beach, but it is a very short walk to Trader Joe's, Grocery Outlet, and several coffee houses. As such, it is good for travelers on a budget in the otherwise expensive Santa Barbara world.

My only complaint is the parking: there are more rooms than parking spots. If you arrive late, you might be forced to park next door at an office that only allows parking until 08:00 the next morning.

The risk of not finding a parking spot is not hypothetical: we stayed for one night, and the Agave Inn parking was all full around 5 or 6pm.

I needed a last minute place to spend the night in SB. So glad I found this funky little inn! I love the fact that it is family-owned and operated. The room rate was very affordable. I appreciated that they kept the mid century vibe (including original doors, built in "telephone nooks", etc) while still keeping it clean and updated. Room was spacious, very comfy bed. It was extremely quiet (there was some noise coming from the animal hospital next door, but that stopped when they closed around 5pm). Is it fancy? No. But it had everything I needed and was very cute and affordable.

Not bad at all!
We stayed for a two night visit and we're surprised and pleased by the location, cute room and supernice staff!
A reasonable price for usually outrageous Santa Barbara!
Clean room , comfy bed and free parking!
Thanks so much and we will see you again soon!